LJ 'The Heat' Heron

LJ 'The Heat' Heron is a Nottingham Based wrestler who came into the studio for some new portfolio images after losing weight and pushing some serious iron down the gym.

This gritty style compliments the rugged style and the Council House Building in the background identifies Lee's origins.

Art on the Square

2nd Art on the Square taking place in Nottingham Old Market this Sunday the 22nd May.
Lots of local artist showing their work and available to meet and talk to. Why buy mass produced wall art from Ikea when you can have an original piece of art for the same price?

Four old men in the shade.

Fuerteventura 2009
Black and white (7/75)
Four old men avoiding the midday sun and watching the world go by from a bench on the sea front. This makes me think of the Godfather, Sopranos and such. Four Dons discussing business in their sunglasses. Maybe a couple of heavies just outside the frame are making sure they wont be disturbed.

Mother pushing swing

Notttingham 2007
Black and white print (4/75)
This lovely little girl was a joy in the studio and had lots of fun when I took her to my local park. Although you can't see her mouth, you can see the smile in her eyes and her mothers smile just beams knowing her daughter is having fun.

Models waiting their turn.

Nottingham 2010
Black and white print (2/75)
Models prepared and ready for a group shoot, waiting for a photographer to ask them to pose at the Bright Lights studio in Draycott, Derbyshire.

Father of the bride

Nottingham 2006
Black and white print (1/75)
A widower has a quiet moment with his daughter before she puts her wedding dress on.
Shot using natural light from the kitchen window over the sink. The father is sitting on the work surface.

This is the first in a series of black and white portraits inspired by an exhibition of work by Diane Arbus at the Nottingham Contemporary. The primary inspiration extends only as far as the print format of black and white. The forteen inch square presentation and the fact that the images are portraits. I hope to pick images that are not stricly formal portraiture but reflect a look or mood the subject might not think of as a posed "grin and bear it" image.

The 14 inch square images are available to buy and will be limited edition prints of 20 of each image. Handsigned, mounted and framed.

William

What a lovely little chap, young William from last weeks shoot. Such a cheerful little fellow.

This is his second sitting. His grandmother paid for a first year photography package as a gift for her daughter, Williams mum. We met him when he was only a couple of weeks old. Here he is 4 months later.

Shove Your Ticket

Exchange Walk, Nottingham. Outside McDonalds last summer, I couldn't resist this shot.

Using Honey For Bait

I made this up into a poster for a Nottingham gym looking to attract a male model. I'm talking a real spit and saw dust gym, not one of these trendy Virgin type places. The tag line went along the lines of "Fancy This? Now I have your attention please call to book a free photography session with.... blah blah blah", the usual studio address details. I only got three responses and only one had the nerve to bare all and pose. Come back soon to see what answered the casting call.